WILTON — The vision for Barbara Chopin and Annie Horn has come to fruition — and what a vision it is.

Some people might envision opening a café, others might see a small bistro-style restaurant as their future, while still others could plan on opening a yoga studio.

With Café Ruche, Chopin and Horn have combined all three in the heart of Wilton Center.

“We met through a mutual friend,” Chopin said of meeting Horn. “I had been talking about starting a business for a while, and (the mutual friend) said you need to meet this person, she is the perfect foil for you. This was in June, and she was absolutely right.”

The seeds of Café Ruche actually go back about a year earlier, according to Chopin.

“Annie had been doing real estate marketing in Darien, and she had been doing yoga for a while,” Chopin said. “She was into health and fitness, and she was interested in teaching a course. We fit perfectly. The idea (for Café Ruche) started at the end of the summer of 2013, and it percolated in the fall and winter. I started looking for a space in the spring of 2014. I spoke with a friend, who helped me crystalize what I wanted to do.”

Eschewing a storefront in a strip mall, the duo wanted a spot in the middle of the action.

“We really wanted a space in the community,” Chopin said. “We looked at spaces in Westport, New Canaan and Wilton, and we narrowed it to New Canaan and Wilton in mid-July.”

Technically located at 101 Old Ridgefield Road, Café Ruche is nestled in the little brick plaza behind Subway and Wilton Pizza.

“I was working doing photography and marketing for real estate,” Horn said. “Now I’m the Secretary of Momentum. This has been a wonderful challenge to bring it all together. It was a hair salon at the time. We loved the lower level. We think it is very charming back here. Spatially, it works very well.”

Ruche will consist of three basic areas: A main dining and seating area when you enter, a lounge and small gift shop, and the yoga studio.

“This is a very elegant café,” Horn said. “The yoga studio seems to be the right size. In a perfect world we would have an annex next door for when our classes get too big. It is appealing to have both (the café-restaurant and yoga studio) together. It is natural to have both in the same place.”

Chopin explained how these seemingly dissident elements fit together like a hand in glove.

“We thought about our clientele a lot,” Chopin said. “There is a natural demographic in a family community. There are a lot of stay-at-home moms, who are interested in staying fit. We have a lot of local businesses here, and this is a nice, elegant place to have a sandwich and talk shop. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, this is a place to have a light dinner and enjoy the ambience. During the days we want to draw the parents who are at home — and the lunch crowd. So many people need an office, so many people need a place to have a meeting — and not in a big box chain.”

Café Ruche will also provide a place to hang out for anyone who did not fit in any aforementioned category — just someone who wants an espresso-based coffee, a bite to eat, and a quiet place to read, work or meet a friend.

“This is a community gathering place for coffee with friends,” Chopin said. “We want it to be a warm, comfortable place to hang out, talk with neighbors, and think about taking a yoga class.”

Ruche is the perfect place to try your first yoga class, but do not overlook the café if you have experience with the ancient form of exercise.

The owners have lined up a stable of instructors that will put folks through their paces, no matter how many hours they have logged on a mat.

Classes officially begin Jan. 6, but Horn said there will be “restorative and quiet type classes” on Dec. 31 and Jan. 31.

The menu will feature a variety of tasty fare for all three meals — dinner is served until 10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday — under the supervision of chef Jose Carranza.

“Jose has worked at many fine restaurants in Westchester County,” Chopin said. “He will be manning the crepe machine and everything else that goes on back there (in the kitchen). I think the crepes are going to be very special. They are not served anywhere in Wilton. Our approach to the menu will be special, too.”

Ruche — which is French for beehive, the symbol for sustainable and renewable activity — will be open Monday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

“The connections people make here will them live better,” Horn said. “We want to create communities of like-minded people to help them create whatever they want to achieve.”